PURPOSE: To report a case of asymmetric deep stromal keratopathy in a patient with multiple myeloma. METHODS: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: An 85-year-old woman was found to have progressive visually significant left-sided deep stromal opacity in the setting of monoclonal gammopathy. Hematologic workup resulted in a diagnosis of IgG kappa multiple myeloma. Histopathology was significant for semicrystalline deposits in the posterior stroma. The patient's visual acuity improved to 20/50 7 months after penetrating keratoplasty. A similar deep stromal lesion appeared in the right eye 2 years after initial presentation. CONCLUSIONS: We present an unusual case of paraproteinemic keratopathy with a uniquely asymmetric presentation that resulted in a diagnosis of multiple myeloma.
PURPOSE: To report a case of asymmetric deep stromal keratopathy in a patient with multiple myeloma. METHODS: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: An 85-year-old woman was found to have progressive visually significant left-sided deep stromal opacity in the setting of monoclonal gammopathy. Hematologic workup resulted in a diagnosis of IgG kappa multiple myeloma. Histopathology was significant for semicrystalline deposits in the posterior stroma. The patient's visual acuity improved to 20/50 7 months after penetrating keratoplasty. A similar deep stromal lesion appeared in the right eye 2 years after initial presentation. CONCLUSIONS: We present an unusual case of paraproteinemic keratopathy with a uniquely asymmetric presentation that resulted in a diagnosis of multiple myeloma.